Life Goes On
June 14th, 2007 by Wyatt
Well, despite our best efforts life continues to march onward. Spring continues to produce some beauty in our otherwise desolate backyard. These roses are from a rosebush given to us by Wyatt’s mom a few years ago. We just love how they go from yellow to pink and they are very fragrant!
David’s freshman year of high school is almost over. One difference about homeschooling is that not all of our subjects finish on the same day. We’ve wrapped up everything except algebra which will continue on for a few more days. Also, David will be taking his annual assessment test in a couple of weeks. We are confident he will do well! Even his church youth group will officially recognize him as a sophomore as of June 17 when all kids will graduate to the next level of Sunday School and Youth Group. Nonetheless, David isn’t so sure about this doing school into late June.
Stefanie’s mother was hospitalized for a couple of weeks due to complications and side-effects of her chemotherapy. She is slowly recovering and has been moved to a nursing home and rehabilitation center. The good news is that the new place is only minutes from our home rather than the forty minute drive to the hospital. We can all visit more frequently and it’s easier to run a quick errand when she needs it.
Finally, we all drove to Ellensburg, WA to see Wyatt’s sister, Elizabeth, receive her Master’s Degree in Experimental Psychology from Central Washington University. Crazy person that she is, she’s turning around and going right back for a degree in Graphic Design. She is hoping to mix the research she has done on captive primates with some design skills to make life for those animals better.
It was overcast during the ceremony (the first of two and the football stadium bleachers were FULL!), but the rain held off. Well, it held off until it was time for the party at Liz’s place. We had fun eating and meeting some friends. It was also a chance for us to catch up with Wyatt’s parents, his other sister Brittany, and her daughter, Madison.
The whole crowd was entranced with Madison’s antics which included sucking the frosting off of the plastic animals on one of the cakes. A good time was had by all despite the four hour drive through the rather dry and unexciting landscape of central Washington between The Dalles and Yakima.